This mat may be made with any of the AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY products listed below:
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Material
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Size of Needle
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"PURITAN" CROCHET COTTON, Article 40
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2 balls Blue
1 ball White |
steel 7
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or
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"DE LUXE" CROCHET COTTON, Article 346
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2 balls National Blue
1 ball White |
steel 7
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"STAR" PEARL COTTON, Article 90, size 5
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5 balls Royal Blue
1 ball White |
steel 7
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25 Bottle Caps.
With Blue ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 14 s c in ring, join.
2nd Row. Working in back loop of sts only, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * ch 2, skip 1 s c, 3 d c (shell) in next s c, repeat from * 5 times, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.
3rd Row. Attach White in any free s c of previous row, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 1, s c in center d c of next shell, ch 1, working over loop, work 2 d c in next free s c of previous row, repeat from * 5 times, ch 1, s c in center d c of next shell, ch 1, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.
4th Row. Attach Blue in same space, ch 1, working in back loop of sts only, work 1 s c in each st, join (35 sts).
5th Row. Working in back loop of sts only, ch 3, d c in same space, 1 d c in each s c, join in 3rd st of ch (36 d c).
6th & 7th Rows. Working in both loops of sts, ch 3, 1 d c in each d c, join each row. Place cover over bottle cap.
8th Row. Ch 3, * skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 10 times, join in 3rd st of ch.
9th Row. Sl st in space between each d c, cut thread. Work 24 more covers in same manner. Join together as illustrated. Sew 5 sts of each cover together and leave 1 st free between joinings.
Other great patterns from Star Book Gallery of Crochet and Knitting, No. 89:
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